Novartis Case: 25-Month prison sentence for Destempasisidis and 33 Months for Marangeli with a three-year suspension

The Single-Member Misdemeanor Court of Athens precocious imposed a full situation condemnation of 25 months connected Filistoras Destempasisidis and 33 months connected Maria Marangeli for the Novartis case. These sentences are suspended for a play of 3 years.

Earlier, the tribunal had recognized the mitigating condition of a antecedently law-abiding beingness for some convicted individuals.

When delivering the verdict, the presiding judge rejected, for some defendants, the mitigating condition of “non-humble motives” that their lawyers had requested.

However, successful her proposal regarding the mitigating circumstances, the prosecutor, referring to Filistoras Destempasisidis, emphasized that, dissimilar his co-defendant Maria Marangeli, who was absent from the dock passim the trial, helium attended each tribunal league with a respectful demeanor.

“The designation of the mitigating condition of non-humble motives is successful implicit opposition with the guilt for knowingly giving mendacious testimony, and truthful should not beryllium recognized. However, the mitigating condition of a antecedently law-abiding beingness should beryllium granted; helium attended each session, assisted, had a respectable attitude, and has a cleanable transgression record,” said the authoritative regarding Destempasisidis. Regarding Marangeli, she stated: “Although the suspect did not endure the hardship of the proceedings, she appeared to springiness her defense. I bash not person circumstantial accusation astir her life, but the mitigating condition of a law-abiding beingness should beryllium recognized for her.”